Clearwater Historic Lodge Corporate Office

Clearwater Historic Lodge was founded in 1915 by Charles and Petra Boostrom in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The company rents cabins and outfits canoes. Originally named Clearwater Lake Lodge, it was the first lodging built on the Gunflint Trail.

Today, the lodge is owned by the VanTassel family, who have expanded the lodge and remodeled some of the cabins. The lodge sits on 12 acres and features 7 lakefront cabins, as well as two rooms above the main lodge. There are also “bunk houses” for hikers or hunters. Most of the furniture, including the stone fireplace, were made by Charlie Boostrom when they owned the lodge. Most nights, the daughter of the Boostrom, Harriet, comes to talk about the old times and what it was like growing up at the lodge.

Clearwater Historic Lodge has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest, original, whole log structure in Minnesota.

Clearwater Historic Lodge was founded in 1915 by Charles and Petra Boostrom in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The company rents cabins and outfits canoes. Originally named Clearwater Lake Lodge, it was the first lodging built on the Gunflint Trail.

Today, the lodge is owned by the VanTassel family, who have expanded the lodge and remodeled some of the cabins. The lodge sits on 12 acres and features 7 lakefront cabins, as well as two rooms above the main lodge. There are also “bunk houses” for hikers or hunters. Most of the furniture, including the stone fireplace, were made by Charlie Boostrom when they owned the lodge. Most nights, the daughter of the Boostrom, Harriet, comes to talk about the old times and what it was like growing up at the lodge.

Clearwater Historic Lodge has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It is the oldest, original, whole log structure in Minnesota.

History